A RED, WHITE AND BLUE T-SHIRT IS BANNED FROM A LOCAL SCHOOL. IT SPARKED IMMEDIATE MEDIA PUSHBACK. THE STORY LED TO ANGRY PHONE CALLS TO THE SCHOOL AND A STORM ON SOCIAL MEDIA JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY IN MARYSVILLE. MIKE TESELLE IS LIVE FOR US WITH WHY THE PRINCIPLE IS HOPING A POTENTIAL CONTROVERSY MAY LEAD TO IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS. WHAT HAPPENED HERE TODAY, THE PRINCIPAL CALLS IT AND IMMEDIATE OVERREACTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND PERHAPS OVERZEALOUSNESS BY SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER. HE HOPES IT WILL SHED LIGHT TO A PERSISTENT ISSUE ON CAMPUS AND NO MOST EVERYWHERE. THIS IS THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE T-SHIRT THAT A STAFF MEMBER TOLD THE STUDENT TO TAKE OFF DURING SCHOOL IN MARYSVILLE. REACTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA WAS SWIFT WITH REACTIONS LIKE THIS. NO WAY. YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM TAKE IT OFF. IT'S THE FLIGHT. BUT AS STEPHANIE PRINCIPAL STARTED RECEIVING CALLS, THEY REACHED OUT TO KCRA 3. IT IS OVERBLOWN. BUT THAT IS BECAUSE IN RECENT DAYS, THE SCHOOL BEGAN A ZERO-TOLERANCE CRACKDOWN ON THE COLORS RED AND BLUE. IN FACT, TREVOR BURLINGAME ALSO HAD TO REMOVE A SHIRT WITH RED ON IT. IT IS JUST RED AND BLUE. YOU COULD COMING HERE WITH ANYTHING. IF IT IS RED OR BLUE, IT IS POSTED ON ALL THE DOORS. SCHOOL OFFICIALS GOT WORD THAT GANG INFLUENCES COULD BE IMPACTING STUDENTS HERE ON THIS CAMPUS. SO SCHOOL OFFICIALS MOVED QUICKLY TO BAN THOSE COLORS. YOU COULD FEEL IT, MIKE. THE COMMUNITY HERE, YOU COULD FEEL THE TENSION EASE PEER WELL PRINTABLE BROWN ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE STAFF MAY HAVE SPARKED SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ, HE NOW WELCOMES THE ATTENTION. THIS KIND OF ATTENTION REALLY BRINGS A LOT OF ENERGY TOWARDS THE REAL ISSUE, WHICH IS HOW DO WE SEND OUR KIDS TO A PLACE, A SCHOOL, WHERE THEY CAN FEEL SAFE? PRINCIPAL BROWN SAYS THAT THIS COLOR BAND IS PROVING ONE EFFECTIVE WAY TO CURVE THE THREAT OF GANG INFLUENCE. WHAT HE SAYS THE BIGGER ISSUE , WHILE THIS MAY BE A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION, SCHOOLS STILL HAVE TO WORK ON ADDRESSING THE LONGER-TERM SOLUTION, WHICH IS FINDING OUT WHY KIDS ARE GRAVITATING TOWARDS GANGS IN THE FIRST PLACE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE OF GANGS. IS IT EVEN A PROBLEM AT THAT SCHOOL? I TALKED TO THE PRINCIPAL AND THE STUDENTS AND REALLY NOT A BIG ISSUE ON CAMPUS AND NOT REALLY IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT THE PRINCIPAL SAID THAT JUST THE MERE THREAT OF GANG INFLUENCES THREATENING KIDS ON CAMPUS, HE WANTED TO ACT QUICKLY AND MAKE SURE IT DID NOT BECOME A BIGGER ISSUE. AGAIN, HE STRESSED OVER AGAIN THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE